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Southern California Edison has proposed a new ISFSI (Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, AKA "Dry Cask Storage") to be built only 100 feet from the seawall on the San Onofre nuclear generation Station (SONGS) site, to store high-level nuclear waste. A total of 3.6 million pounds of waste is to be stored there for an indefinite period.

Legal documents and details of the legal case against the Coastal Commission is included at these topics:

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(M1826) S. 2388: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018 -- Bernie Sanders, United States Senate, 2018-02-07 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for consultation with State, tribal, and local governments, the consideration of State, tribal, and local concerns, and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(M1828) S. 2396: Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2018 -- Kamala Harris, United States Senate, 2018-02-07 This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 7, 2018. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.